Question

You buy a game for $40, and the sales tax is $2.

What percent of the game price are you paying in sales tax?

CLEAR CHECK

4%

5%

8%

20%

Answer 1

5% sales tax, because the total would be $42 and if you multiply 40 x 0.05 (the equation for tax) you get 2 and that is the amount of tax they charged you